Erik and Christine: Loves Secret (A Phantom of the Opera Story)

Chapter 35

"Christine? Is she alright?" Erik asks with concern

"Yes, she's fine," she replied.

"Oh, good. I almost thought that something had happened to her. So, what is it?"

"She wanted me to tell you that she's ending her engagement with Raoul. Tomorrow at lunch."

"Are you serious?"

"Yes, sir."

Erik turns away slightly and covers his face as he is relieved that his and Christine's dream of being together can finally become a reality. "I can't believe it!" he sighed. "After all this time! We can finally be together."

"I honestly want Christine to be with you than with Raoul," Eliza implied. Erik turns and raises his eyebrow at her. Curious at her remark. "He doesn't deserve her, and I know that you can make her happy."

Erik smiles and compliments, "You're a nice and honest girl."

"Thank you, Erik," she replied. They smile at each other briefly then Eliza glances to the side; knowing that it is late and how dangerous it is for her to be outside the mansion. Especially since Raoul could have sent someone to watch her. "Well, I should go. I have to get back to the mansion before Raoul suspects something."

"What do you mean?"

"Well...After he arrived, he started acting strange."

"Strange as in, how?"

"As if he feels like he knows that there might be something that Christine isn't telling him," Eliza replies as she leans against the wall. "Because he is constantly staring at her and all of us. Feeling that he is anxious and not himself, and I feel like he knows that Christine is having an affair. He hasn't asked her, but I feel like he knows that he knows that she is having the affair with you. I don't think he knows about you being alive. But I know that after she ends the engagement, ...it is going to get ugly." Erik sighs walk towards her and says, "I agree. But before you go back, I want you to promise me something."

"Anything," she replied.

"As soon as you get to the mansion, and if someone asks you where you were. Tell them that you had to get something for Raoul's stepmother. Make sure she knows as well. And tell Christine that I love her. Can you do that not just for me, but for Christine?"

"Yes, sir." Eliza turns around and leaves. A few minutes later Eliza left, Erik lies down on his bed and thinks about everything that he and Christine had endured, but more importantly, he felt about Raoul and wonders if and how he should protect Christine from him. Wonders if Raoul knows about their love. "Oh, God! In a way this is great but now with Raoul's suspicions," he thought. "What am I going to do? I want to protect Christine. But I can't let the boy know that I am alive." Erik shuts his head and sighs as he knows that only God can help them. So closes his eyes and prays, "God! Please be with Christine. Be with her.

That morning, Emily quietly enters Christine's bedroom. She whispers, "Christine? Christine?"

"I'm over here. Are you ok?" Christine asks.

"Yes, but I was wanting to know if Eliza talked to you about -"

"Yes, she came to me early this morning before Raoul came "to spend time with his fiancé," Christine implied. They stare at each other, then Emily walks towards and sits down next to Christine as she is getting ready for the day. "Emily, I'm scared. What if Raoul does know? What if he found out about Erik?"

"I'm not sure," Emily suggested.

"Emily, I'm serious! I'm scared, and I don't know if I can do this."